Mother's Day in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Mexico
Mother's Day in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Mexico is held on May 10. This event in the first decade of the month May is annual. 
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According to the history in El Salvador, in the 20th century, the mother’s day was celebrated the second or third Sunday in the month of February. However, it was not until the year of 1983 to the then Assembly constituent of the Republic of El Salvador, (now Legislative Assembly) issued Legislative Decree number 205 date April 29, which was officially declared on 10 may as mother’s day.
In both Guatemalan and US culture, this day (Día de la Mamá) is a big deal and a holiday cherished by many. Guatemala has traditions that are specific to working mothers, new moms, and abuelitas, or older maternal figures. In some circles, the oldest mother is called upon to share some words of wisdom before the group breaks up for everyone to celebrate with their individual families.
El Dia de la Madre in Mexico is a time to give moms their due, to gather together with family and to honor the huge role mothers play in everyone’s lives. Mother’s Day in Mexico only began a little over a century ago. In Mayan civilization, the goddess Ix Chel played an enormously important role as a symbol of fertility and motherhood. The ancient Sacred Mayan Journey was a 36-mile pilgrimage that brave souls made in handmade canoes in order to consult the oracle of Ix Chel and gain her favor. Today, the experience is recreated every year as an interactive cultural festival in Playa del Carmen and Cozumel – the Sacred Mayan Journey.
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